Happy Birthday, HBO! Network Turns 41 Today

Just a quick note tonight that November 8th is HBO’s birthday each year. 41 years ago a small, unknown company began. Begining with movies and eventually turning into an Emmy-aquiring machine via several hit original series later in the network’s life. So if you’re out and about on this Friday night having a drink raise a glass to the best premium cable network in the world— think back to your favorite series whether it was The Wire, The Sopranos, Sex and the City or Game of Thrones.

It was an NHL game between the New York Rangers and the Vancouver Canucks played at the Madison Square Garden. It aired after the movie.
It was not until September of 1975 that it went to satellite and started going national.

I know all this not because I looked it up but because I hail from the state in which HBO originated (Pennsylvania) and have been subscribing to it since those early days. Lucky me!